Populous: The Beginning

Version 1.01

(In Wine) it works you will only need directx. But It don't work online or you will get color bars and can't move your mouse to the start button.

Application Details:

Version:	1.01
License:
URL:	http://www.populous.net
Votes:	3
Latest Rating:	Gold
Latest Wine Version Tested:	1.7.3

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What works

Installation, if it's run manually through the SETUP/LANGUAGE/ folder, and not through the autorun-file.

The game does run, and both sound and video works almost seamless. Some minor glitches in video/sound at startup and exit, bot everything else in this manner works well.

What does not

Installation through the Autorun / setup file does not work, as it keeps you at languageselection forever. Fixing this is mentioned in "what works".

The cursor-movement is reverse and is flickering, somewhat restraining your movements with the mouse, rendering the mouse almost useless, which is very, very bad for an RTS like this.

Workarounds

What was not tested

Multiplayer

Hardware tested

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	Operating system	Test date	Wine version	Installs?	Runs?	Used Workaround?	Rating	Submitter
Show	Arch Linux x86_64	Sep 29 2013	1.7.3	Yes	Yes	No	Gold	Good Guy Danny
Show	Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu)	Oct 14 2012	1.5.15	Yes	Yes	No	Bronze	Daniel Williams
Show	Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu)	Dec 05 2011	1.3.34	No, but has workaround	Yes	No	Gold	Ezequiel Ferriol
Show	Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu)	Jun 10 2011	1.3.21	Yes	Yes	No	Gold	an anonymous user
Show	Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu)	Jun 03 2010	1.1.42	Yes	Yes	No	Silver	an anonymous user

Known Bugs

Bug #	Description	Status	Resolution	Other apps affected
32822	Populous 3: moving mouse cursor to edge of screen causes the game itself to move off-screen	UNCONFIRMED		View

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HowTo / Notes

Note and old version support

This game works with Wine 1.1.29, but not with the newer versions until 1.3.32, which works even better!

Additional infor for 1.1.29:

Make sure you have the MouseWarpOverride registry key (if it does not exist, you will have to create it).
Do not attempt to use hardware acceleration - unfortunate things will happen.
In my experience, it works a lot better to run it in a window.
If you have difficulty with a non 1:1 mouse movement ratio (e.g. your mouse sometimes pops out of the window before it reaches the edge), try moving your mouse rapidly to another portion of the window, and then slowly approach the portion you wish to reach.

HOWTO

Install in win98 mode: when running the installer do not use the autorun, Navigate to $CDROM/setup/English (or whatever your language is) and run the SETUP.EXE found there.
Apply patch 1.03
Run in win98 mode

Mouse override is not needed anymore!

I suggest to play the game inside a wine desktop due to low resolution supported by the game, however fullscreen should works too

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